Cigar-case.



S. A. MGKITTRICK.

GIGAR CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY29.1909.

.Patented Mau'.l 22, 1910.

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iSAM'.U-'EL A. MCKITTRICK, 0F SANDUSKY, OHIO.

CIGAR-CASE.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. MCKIT- THICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sandusky, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Cigar-Case, of which the following is aspecification.

One object of the invention is to provide the case with a movable traywhich may be projected outwardly so as to place the cigars or otherarticles carried by it wit-hin reach of a customer.

nother object is the provision of a locking member to hold the traywithin the case in such a manner that the tray can be released only fromthe rear of the case.

A further object is to provide a device simple in construction, andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture, embodying few working parts,and these so disposed that derangement or breakage of the same will bereduced to a minimum.

With these and other objects in View, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the present invention consists in certain novel details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointedout in that portion of ,i

this instrument wherein patentable novelty is claimed for certaindistinctive and peculiar features of the device, it being understoodthat, within the scope of what hereina after thus is claimed, variouschanges in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the devicemay be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a front elevation of a show case fitted with my device. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a modifiedform of the device, and Fig. 4: is a vertical section of a furthermodification.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout.

In carrying out the invention I arrange within a show case a pair ofstandards the lower ends of which are pivoted to the floor of the case,and the upper ends secured to the lower face of a display element of anysuitable construction, the same, in the present instance, beingillustrated in the form of a tray, so that when the lockingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1909.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

Serial No. 499,084.

member which is attached to the tray and in engagement with the case isreleased from the latter the standards will rock on their pivots andproject the tray through an openin in the case. The latter may be of anysuitable shape and is herein shown to be upright having a iioor orbottom l, from the corners of which rise the four end posts 2, providedwith longitudinal rabbets or grooves for the reception of the front andback frames 3 and 4 and the side frames 7 The front frame 3 is of lessheight than the back frame, so that an opening exists between its upperedge and the top 5, which is supported in the usual manner by the back tand sides, and is provided at its front side with a batten 6, disposedon the lower face of the top and in a vertical plane with the upper sideof the front frame 3. It is to be understood that the front, back andside frames carry the usual glass panels 8, which forni the walls of thecase.

By referring now to Figs. l and Q it will be seen that a pair ofstandards 9 and lO are arranged within the case, and secured to theupper face of the floor or bottom l. These standards may be of anysuitable material and have their lower ends pivotally connected to thefloor by means of hinges l1. The latter are disposed adjacent theopposite ends and at the longitudinal center of the bottom l. The lengthof each standard is a triiie greater than the height of the front frame3, so that when they are rocked on their pivots toward the front or backof the case, the opposite ends of the arc described by this movementwill be adjacent the front and back walls of the case and in ahorizontal plane with the upper edge of the front wall 3, orsubstantially so. A tray 12, of a length to conveniently enter theopening formed by the upper edge of the front frame and batteri 6 and ofa width to lit between the front and back walls is supported in positionbythe standards 9 and 10, each of which is secured to the lower face andadjacent the rear side of the tray. Thus it will be seen that when thetray is within the case the standards will be inclined toward the backof the case and the longitudinal center of the tray being in directalinement with the pivoted ends of the standards the tendency ofthe traywill be to move inward. Secured to the outer edge of the tray is avertical wall, designed to seal the opening formed by the upper edge llOof the front frame 3 and lower edge of the hatten 6. The wall is shownto consist of a frame 13 into which is fitted a glass plate 14E,conforming to the rest of the case, so that when the parts are inposition as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 the opening to the interior ofthe case will be sealed, but when the standards and tray are movedoutwardly i the wall 13 will be moved away from the opening.

In order that the tray may be projected outwardly as already describedand also held locked within the case, a suitable locking member orkeeper is employed which consists of a resilient arm 15, one end ofwhich is secured to the lower face of the tray, while the opposite endprojects beyond the rear edge of the tray and is bent upon itself toform an eye or head 16, which enters and projects through an opening 17formed in the back of the case. The opening is disposed a trifle abovethe lower edge of the eye 16, so that the latter will yield upwardlywhen passing through the opening and drop to engage the outer face ofthe back when the opening is cleared.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that in order to project the traythe head 16 is forced upwardly and outwardly through the opening 17,suiiicient force being plied to move the upper ends of the standardsoutwardly and beyond their vertical centers. The tray will then begravitationally operated to move outward as shown by dotted lines inFig. 2.

In order to control the movement of the tray after the standards havepassed the points in alinement with their pivoted ends, and to furtherprovide a means for restoring the tray within the case witho-ut thenecessity of going to the front, a suitable cord 17; or the like isemployed, one end of which is fastened to the eye 16. The length of thiselement is a triiie greater than the width of the tray, so that when thelatter has moved outwardly, as shown by dotted lines, there will besuiivicient cord left depending through the opening 17 to form a handgrip. The cord 17 is provided at its lower extremity with a weight 30and, when the tray moves out of the case, the cord 17 engaging the edgeof the opening in the back of the case, serves as a friction-brake tolimit the outward movement of the tray, the weight 30 increasing thefriction between the cord 17 and the edge of the aperture through which1t passes.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the tray is designed to occupy ahorizontal position when fully projected, as shown by dotted lines. Inorder to accomplish this the standards 9 and 10 are a. trifle less inlength than those previously described and have their upper endspivotally connected to the lower frame of the tray by a hinge 18. The

position of each standard is the same as in Figs. 1 and 2, but owing totheir length a small space will exist between their upper ends and thelower face of the tray, when the latter is within the case as shown infull lines in Fig. 2. Fitted to the front wall of the case, so as toproject beyond the upper edge of the front frame 2 is a roller 19, uponwhich rests the tray 12, so that when the latter is projected thestandards will describe an arc of less length than those in Figs. 1 and2, owing to their outward movement being limited by the roller 19.

When the tray has traveled to the limit of its outward movement, aport-ion of its inner end will remain within the case bearing on i theroller 19, while the lower face of the tray will bear on the upper endof the standards. It will also be observed that the form of tray used isprovided with an inner end wall 20 and side walls 21, the heights ofwhich will be somewhat less than the width of the opening through whichthey pass, so as not to bind when the standards move outwardly. It canbe readily seen when the tray has been projected downward movement willbe prevented by the side and inner end walls.

In Fig. t a form of tray is shown designed to operate gravitationallywhen released by the eye 16; with this construction the standards 9 and10 have their lower ends pivotally secured adjacent the back frameAiwhile their upper ends are rigidly secured adjacent the inner side ofthe tray and perpendicular to their pivots 11. Ihus it will be seen thatthe weight of the tray will be suiiicient to move the standard outwardlywhen the lock 16 is lifted from engagement with the case.

It will be understood with t-he two modifications just described thetrays 12 are provided with walls or closures similar to the closure 13already described.

lVhat is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a caseprovided with an opening in its rear wall; a standard pivoted within thecase; a display element mounted upon the standard and arranged to movegravitationally from the case; a flexible element assembled with thecase and arranged to extend through the opening in the wall thereof andto depend upon the exterior of the case; a weight carried by the end ofthe flexible element; the flexible element being arranged to. engage thecase to constitute a friction brake during the movement of the displayelement from the case, and constituting a means for retracting thedisplay element within the case.

2. In a device of the class described, a case provided with an openingin its rear wall; a standard pivoted within the case; a display elementcarried by the standard and arranged to move gravitationally from thecase; a resilient locking member assembled Cfr - the movement of thedisplay element from with the display element and arranged to eX- theoase, to constitute a friction brake, and tend through the opening inthe rear Wall constituting a means for retraoting the disof the case andto engage the rear Wall in play element Within the case.

looking relation; a flexible element conneot- In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as ed at one end with the locking member and my own, Ihave hereto aXed my signature 15 arranged to depend upon the exterior ofthe l in the presence of two Witnesses.

case; and a- Weight Carried by the free eX- SAMUEL A. MCKITTRICK.tremity of the flexible element; the flexible lI Vtnesses: f

element being engageable by the oase during j JAMES M. FRENCH,

MARGARET NoLAN,

